Rathanga, Rathaṅga, Rathāṅga, Ratha-anga, Rathamga: 14 definitions

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Rathanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Rathaṅga (रथङ्ग) [=Rathāṅga?] refers to the Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग) refers to the “(left and right) wheels (of a chariot)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The right wheel (rathāṅga) was the sun and the left wheel was the moon. [...] The right wheel had twelve spokes. O great brahmin, the twelve Ādityas presided over them. The left wheel had sixteen spokes. O you of excellent rites, the sixteen spokes of the left side wheel consisted of the sixteen digits of the moon. All the asterisms embellished the left side. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rathaṅga : (nt.) parts of a carriage.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग).—

1) any part of a carriage.

2) particularly, the wheels of a carriage; रथो रथाङ्गध्वनिना विजज्ञे (ratho rathāṅgadhvaninā vijajñe) R.7.41; Ś.7.1.

3) a discus, especially of Viṣṇu; चक्रधर इति रथाङ्गमदः सततं विभर्षि भुवनेषु रूढये (cakradhara iti rathāṅgamadaḥ satataṃ vibharṣi bhuvaneṣu rūḍhaye) Śiśupālavadha 15.26.

4) a potter's wheel.

-ṅgaḥ the ruddy goose. °आह्वयः, °आह्वानः, °नामकः, °नामन् (āhvayaḥ, °āhvānaḥ, °nāmakaḥ, °nāman) m. the ruddy goose (cakravāka); रथाङ्गनामन् वियुतो रथाङ्गश्रोणिबिम्बया । अयं त्वां पृच्छति रथी मनोरथशतैर्वृतः (rathāṅganāman viyuto rathāṅgaśroṇibimbayā | ayaṃ tvāṃ pṛcchati rathī manorathaśatairvṛtaḥ) || V.4. 18; Kumārasambhava 3.37; R.3.24; रथाङ्गाह्वानानां भवति विधुरम् (rathāṅgāhvānānāṃ bhavati vidhuram) Udb.; (the male bird is said by poets to be separated from the female at night, and to be united at sun-rise). °पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) Name of Viṣṇu; रथाङ्गपाणेः पटलेन रोचिषा (rathāṅgapāṇeḥ paṭalena rociṣā) Śiśupālavadha 1.21; दुरन्तवीर्यस्य रथाङ्गपाणेः (durantavīryasya rathāṅgapāṇeḥ) Bhāg.

Derivable forms: rathāṅgam (रथाङ्गम्).

Rathāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and aṅga (अङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग).—n.

(-ṅgaṃ) 1. A wheel. 2. Any part of a carriage. m.

(-ṅgaḥ) The ruddy-goose, (Anas casarca.) E. ratha a car, aṅga a member.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग).—I. n. 1. any part of a carriage. 2. a wheel. Ii. m. the ruddy goose, Anas casarca.

Rathāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and aṅga (अङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग).—[neuter] any part of a carriage, [especially] a wheel, also a potter’s wheel & the discus of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa. [masculine] a kind of goose or duck.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग):—[from ratha] n. any part of a ch°, [Gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] a ch°-wheel, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Kāvya literature; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] a discus ([especially] that of Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] a potter’s wheel, [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] m. the Anas Casarca or ruddy goose (= cakra-vāka q.v.), [Vikramorvaśī; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Sadukti-karṇāmṛta]

7) Rathāṅgā (रथाङ्गा):—[from rathāṅga > ratha] f. See rathāhvā

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग):—[rathā+ṅga] (ṅgaṃ) 1. n. A wheel; any part of a carriage. m. The ruddy goose.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Rathāṅga (रथाङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rahaṃga.

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Rathanga in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rathāṃga (ರಥಾಂಗ):—

1) [noun] = ರಥಚರಣ [rathacarana].

2) [noun] any part or portion of a chariot.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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